Reaffirming
its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
and security in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,

Reaffirming
that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the
most serious threats to international peace and security and that any
acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their
motivations, whenever and by whomever committed, and remaining
determined to contribute further to enhancing the effectiveness of
the overall effort to fight this scourge on a global level,

Reaffirming
the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of
the United Nations and international law, threats to international
peace and security caused by terrorist acts, and stressing in this
regard the important role the United Nations plays in leading and
coordinating this effort,

Recognizing
that development, security, and human rights are mutually reinforcing
and are vital to an effective and comprehensive approach to
countering terrorism, and underlining that a particular goal of
counter-terrorism strategies should be to ensure sustainable peace
and security,

Reaffirming
that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion,
nationality, or civilization,

Emphasizing
that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the United
Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and
security, including countering terrorism, and underlining the
importance of prompt and effective implementation of relevant
resolutions, in particular Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999)
and 1989 (2011) as key instruments in the fight against terrorism,

Reaffirming
its resolution 1373 (2001) and in particular its decisions that all
States shall prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and
refrain from providing any form of support, active or passive, to
entities or persons involved in terrorist acts, including by
suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups and
eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists,

Recognizing
the significant need to build capacities of Member States to counter
terrorism and terrorist finance,

Reaffirming
its determination to combat by all means, in accordance with the
Charter of the United Nations and international law, threats to
international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, including
those committed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL also
known as Daesh) everywhere, and urging all Member states to actively
cooperate in this regard,

Expressing
grave concerns over the growing trend of terrorist groups in Libya
that proclaim allegiance to ISIL,

Expressing
grave concern about ISIL, groups that have pledged allegiance to
ISIL, Ansar Al Charia Benghazi and Ansar Al Charia Derna (Hereinafter
collectively referred to as Ansar Al Charia), and all other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with
Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and about the negative impact of their
presence, violent extremist ideology and actions on stability in
Libya, neighbouring countries, and the region, including the
devastating humanitarian impact on the civilian populations,

Deploring
the terrorist acts being committed by ISIL, groups that pledged
allegiance to ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals,
groups, undertakings and associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya,
including the recent cowardly and heinous kidnapping and killing of a
number of Egyptian citizens in Serte and the killing of Libyan
civilians in Al-Qoba,

Expressing
grave concern over the acute and growing threat posed by foreign
terrorist fighters in Libya and the region which increase the
intensity, duration and intractability of the conflict in Libya, and
who also pose a serious threat to their States of origin, the States
they transit and the States to which they travel, as well as States
neighbouring to Libya that are affected by grave security burdens,

Recognizing
that addressing the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters
requires comprehensively addressing underlying factors, including by
preventing radicalization to terrorism, stemming recruitment,
inhibiting foreign terrorist fighter travel, disrupting financial
support to foreign terrorist fighters, countering violent extremism,
which can be conducive to terrorism, countering incitement to
terrorist acts motivated by extremism or intolerance, promoting
political and religious tolerance, economic development and social
cohesion and inclusiveness, ending and resolving armed conflicts, and
facilitating reintegration and rehabilitation,

Noting
with grave concern the continued threat posed to international peace
and security by ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida operating
in Libya, including in Southern Libya and reaffirming its resolve to
address all aspects of that threat,

Expressing
concern at the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists
and their supporters of new information and communication
technologies, in particular the Internet, for the purposes of
recruitment and incitement to commit terrorist acts,

Commending
the efforts undertaken by the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General of the United Nations to facilitate a political
solution to the political and security crisis in Libya,

Reaffirming
its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial
integrity and national unity of Libya,

1.
Condemns all terrorist acts committed by ISIL, groups that
pledged allegiance to ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with
Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and emphasizes in this regard the need
for a comprehensive approach to fully combat them;

2.
Stresses the necessity of the full implementation of the
Security Council resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001), 1624 (2005),
1989 (2011), 2161 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2174 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195
(2014) and 2199 (2015), including with respect to ISIL, Ansar Al
Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya;

3.
Urges Member States to combat by all means, in accordance with
the Charter of the United Nations and International Law, threats to
international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, including
those committed by ISIL, groups that pledged allegiance to ISIL,
Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya in coordination
with the Government of Libya;

4.
Encourages the submission of listing requests to the Committee
established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), by
Member States of individuals and entities supporting ISIL, Ansar Al
Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and further encourages
the Committee to urgently consider additional designations of
individuals and entities supporting ISIL, Ansar Al Charia and other
listed entities in Libya;

5.
Expresses its strong determination to consider listing
pursuant to resolution 2161 (2014) individuals, groups, undertakings
and entities associated with ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and Al-Qaida
operating in Libya, who are financing, arming, planning, or
recruiting for them, or otherwise supporting their acts or
activities, including through information and communications
technologies, such as the internet, social media, or any other means;

6.
Reaffirms that Member States must ensure that any measures
taken to counter terrorism comply with all their obligations under
international law, in particular international human rights law,
international refugee law, and international humanitarian law, and
underscores that respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and
the rule of law are complementary and mutually reinforcing with
effective counter-terrorism measures, and are an essential part of a
successful counter-terrorism effort and notes the importance of
respect for the rule of law so as to effectively prevent and combat
terrorism, and notes that failure to comply with these and other
international obligations, including under the Charter of the United
Nations, is one of the factors contributing to increased
radicalization and fosters a sense of impunity;

7.
Calls upon the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 24
of resolution 1970 (2011) to consider expeditiously requests under
paragraph 8 of resolution 2174 (2014) for the transfer or supply of
arms and related materiel, including related ammunition and spare
parts, to the Libyan Government for the use by its official armed
forces to combat ISIL, groups that pledged allegiance to ISIL, Ansar
Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and urges
relevant states to provide relevant information for such a request;

8.
Emphasizes the importance of providing support and assistance
to the Government of Libya, including by providing it with the
necessary security and capacity building assistance;

9.
Calls upon Member States to help build the capacity of other
Member States where necessary and appropriate and upon request, to
address the threat posed by ISIL, groups that have pledged allegiance
to ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in
Libya, and welcomes and encourages bilateral assistance by Member
States to help build such national, subregional or regional capacity;

10.
Expresses strong support for the efforts of the Libyan
Government to combat ISIL, groups that pledged allegiance to ISIL,
Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and
entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and of members
of the international community assisting the Libyan Government in
this regard upon its request;

11.
Recognizes the important roles of the African Union, the
League of Arab States and Libya’s neighbouring countries with
regard to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in Libya and
commend their efforts in countering the threats to international
peace and security posed by ISIL, groups that pledged allegiance to
ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in
Libya;

12.
Expresses its support to the United Nations led political
dialogue between the Government of Libya, and all Libyan parties that
renounce violence, and calls upon them to engage constructively with
the initiative of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
with the purpose of forming a national unity government, and commends
their continued participation in the dialogue;

13.
Directs the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team
of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and
1989 (2011) to report, within 180 days, and provide a preliminary
oral update to the 1267 Committee within 90 days, on the terrorism
threat in Libya posed by ISIL, Ansar Al Charia, and all other
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with
Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and on their sources of arms, funding,
recruitment, demographics, connections to the terrorist networks in
the region, and recommendations for additional actions to address the
threat, and requests that after a Committee discussion of these
reports, the chair of the Committee to brief the Security Council on
its principal findings;